Fred Isabirye, Jinja (2026)

18/04/2026

SCHOOL OF APPLIED REVIVALS - SOAR

SAMARIA REVIVAL 2
Acts 8:5-25

We see Philip the evangelist in Acts 6:5 chosen to be among the seven to assist in the distribution of especially food to the needy daily at Jerusalem the apostle's church.

While everyone was consetrating and putting all their efforts at Jerusalem, Samaria was rotting due to witchcraft from a sorcerer named Simon. He bewitched the city such that everyone couldn't know anything near God but him.

Now to you and me. Do you know we can enjoy all the ministries to each other in church, the preachings, the testimonies and the beautiful praise and worship plus all church celebrations and all weddings yet easily forgetting Samaria.

What's Samaria?? We saw it to be that neglected area near us. The unclean place everyone avoids to visit, the dirty ghetto area etc. Samaria awaits you. GO to Samaria!

Philip may have been tipped by the Holy Spirit. He was made to remember Jesus' Holy Spirit progressive Revival plan; Jerusalem -Judea - Samaria - end of Earth.

So Acts 8:6 reports, "Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them."

And so the Revival hits; multitudes gather, the whole city was thirsty and hungry for God.They needed something new.

"And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip hearing and seeing the miracles which he did." Acts 8:6

Maybe be the miracles we've been praying for all this long are ahead of us in Samaria. Maybe the Revival am hungry for will soon be found in my Samaria. Let's wakeup, GO to Samaria!

The Holy Spirit will go ahead of you as He did with Philip. He will perform miracles and cast unclean spirits out of people just as He used Philip in Samaria

"And there was great joy in the city." Acts 8:8. May your every foot steps towards Samaria sound joy, sound hope, relief and deliverance. GO to Samaria!

So Simon the Sorcerer is emptied. He is in despair, confused and calmed to know he isn't God. He was made to learn a lesson of a lot he couldn't do, Jesus only can. Let's slope down to Samaria!

He's not forced, not pushed by anyone. Only one thing; The anointing upon Philip the evangelist. It humbled him to the extent that he sat under Philip daily amazed.

Acts 8:13 "Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done."

Now the drama! Simon the Sorcerer is used to exchange. According to him, money buys everything and can buy God. He's this time mistaken and misplaced. Was harshly rebuked by Simon Peter the apostle from whom he wanted to buy the Holy Spirit with money. He had to repent and change his mind on God's things.

All this is because of a man initially chosen to serve food; but refused to settle for less when death was reigning in Samaria.

GO to Samaria!

18/04/2026

Hey child of God,
If you’re walking through betrayal, opposition, resistance, or what feels like a fierce battle for your destiny right now; listen closely.

Don’t be shaken.
God’s will is His bill.

If He called you, if He gave you that vision, if He spoke that word to you; then that alone is your foundation. That’s your anchor.

When I was studying Mark 3, the Holy Spirit showed me something powerful: opposition doesn’t stop your assignment; it often confirms it.

“Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.” Mark 3:6

But here’s the twist: Jesus didn’t stop. He didn’t argue. He didn’t fold under pressure. He kept moving in His purpose. And right after that, His influence began to grow! While some were plotting His downfall, crowds from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, even Tyre and Sidon started gathering to Him.

That’s the pattern child of God!!

Jesus stepped back; not out of fear, but out of wisdom. And yet, even then, the multitudes followed. Because when heaven backs you, no geography can confine you, and no opposition can silence you.

So hear this clearly: some of what you’re calling an attack is actually alignment pressure. It’s not proof that God left you; it’s evidence that what He planted in you is starting to shake systems that can’t contain it.

Not everyone resisting you even understands what they’re reacting to. In Mark 3, they weren’t just opposing a person; they were pushing against a movement they couldn’t control.

So don’t read resistance as rejection; it might just be recognition.

God doesn’t need anyone’s public approval to back what He already ordained in private.
If He called you, He’ll back you.
If He gave the vision, He’ll provide for it.

Stand steady. Sometimes, expansion doesn’t come from comfort; it comes through confrontation.

What God starts, He finishes.
And yes; sometimes, He even expands it through opposition.

18/04/2026

SCHOOL OF APPLIED REVIVALS - SOAR

*Azusa Street Revival (1906–1909)* = The spark that lit the global Pentecostal/charismatic movement.

One little run-down building in Los Angeles → 700 million Pentecostals/charismatics today. Bigger than Cho’s church, bigger than Luther’s Reformation, in 100 years.

*The Setup: Los Angeles 1906*

*City*: Dusty, 200,000 people, end of the rail line. Racially tense. Earthquake had just hit San Francisco. People thought end times were near.

*Key guy: William J. Seymour (1870–1922)*
- *Background*: Son of freed slaves from Louisiana. One-eyed, blind in one eye from smallpox. Self-educated. Never ordained
- *Theology*: Holiness preacher. Heard about “baptism of Holy Spirit with speaking in tongues” from Charles Parham in Houston
- *Problem*: Parham was racist, wouldn’t let Seymour in the classroom. Seymour sat in hallway to listen
- *Arrival*: April 1906, invited to pastor small Black Holiness church in LA. Preached Acts 2 — tongues as evidence of Spirit baptism. Got locked out after sermon 1

*April 9, 1906: It Breaks Out*

Seymour + 8 people started prayer meeting in a house at *214 Bonnie Brae Street*. Fasting, praying for “Pentecost.”

*Day 1*: Edward Lee speaks in tongues.
*Day 3*: April 12, Jennie Moore falls to floor, plays piano + sings in tongues. Seymour himself finally speaks in tongues after weeks of seeking.

Crowd gets so big it collapses the porch. Police shut it down. They need a bigger place.

*312 Azusa Street: The Stable*

They rented a burned-out *African Methodist Episcopal church* on Azusa Street. Ground floor = livery stable. Second floor = sanctuary.

*What it looked like*:
- *Pews*: Planks on nail kegs and boxes
- *Pulpit*: Two wooden crates stacked, covered with cloth
- *Seymour*: Often prayed with his head inside the top crate to block distractions. People thought he was weird
- *Services*: 3x daily, 7 days a week, for 3 years straight. No collection, no membership, no advertising

*What happened inside*:
1. *Speaking in tongues*: Everyone, Black, White, Mexican, Asian. First time in US history races worshiped together as equals
2. *Healings*: Canes, crutches hung on walls. Blind, deaf claims. Newspapers mocked but crowds came
3. *“Slain in the Spirit”*: People fell, shook, laughed, wept for hours
4. *No order*: Anyone could preach, pray, sing. Seymour rarely preached — he’d just say “let the Holy Ghost lead”
5. *Missionaries sent*: People got tongues, assumed it was Chinese or African languages, bought one-way tickets. Most found out it wasn’t, learned language on field

*Why It Was Explosive — 3 Reasons*

*1. Race*: 1906 was Jim Crow era. Azusa was Black-led, in*******al, women preached. White pastors knelt at Black women’s feet for prayer. LA Times called it “weird babble of tongues” and “disgraceful mongrelism.” That mix was unheard of

*2. “Latter Rain” theology*: They believed this was Acts 2 repeating. God pouring Spirit before Christ’s return. Urgency = send missionaries NOW

*3. Newspaper coverage*: LA Times ran mocking front-page stories April 18, 1906: “Weird Babel of Tongues… New Sect of Fanatics.” It became free advertising. Seekers flooded in from every state

*The Spread: 1906–1909*

No internet, but people came, got “baptized in Spirit,” went home and started fires.

*People who came to Azusa*:
- *G.B. Cashwell* → took Pentecostalism to South, converted Assemblies of God founders
- *C.H. Mason* → founded Church of God in Christ, biggest Black Pentecostal denomination
- *John G. Lake* → took it to South Africa, 100,000 converts
- *Thomas Barratt* → took it to Europe/Norway
- *Florence Crawford* → started Apostolic Faith network

*By 1909*: Seymour’s paper _The Apostolic Faith_ had 50,000 circulation. No internet, no radio. Just mail + testimony.

*The Decline: Why It Ended*

1. *Racism returned*: White leaders like Parham visited, hated the in*******al mixing. Split off, started their own white Pentecostal groups. Seymour lost control
2. *Seymour’s leadership*: He was humble, not a CEO. Didn’t organize. Refused to incorporate or ordain. Movement outgrew him
3. *1909 scandal*: Charles Parham accused of moral failure. Florence Crawford took mailing list, started rival paper. Seymour got bitter, stopped meetings 1909
4. *Building condemned*: City declared it unsafe 1931, tore it down for parking lot

Seymour died 1922 of heart failure, age 52. Church had 20 people. He thought he failed.

*The Result: He Didn’t Fail*

*Today’s numbers from that stable*:
- *Pentecostals*: 300M+ — Assemblies of God, Church of God, Hillsong, Yoido Full Gospel
- *Charismatics*: 400M+ — Catholics, Anglicans, etc who speak in tongues but stayed in their churches
- *Total*: ∼700M globally. Fastest growing Christian movement ever
- *Cho’s church*: Yoido is Assemblies of God. Direct fruit of Azusa

*Every church that raises hands, has drums, speaks in tongues, or does healing prayer* traces to that dirty stable. Even if they hate the word “Pentecostal.”

*Azusa vs Cho vs China House Church*
**Azusa Street** **Yoido Cho** **China House**
**Model** Revival meeting, no structure Mega-church + cells No building, multiply
**Leader** Seymour, weak organizer Cho, strong CEO No leader, everyone
**Race** In*******al, radical equality Korean, homogeneous Han Chinese, underground
**Result** Movement birthed 700M 1 church of 800k 100M+ in tiny groups
*Seymour’s line*: _“We are not fighting men or churches, but seeking to displace dead forms and creeds with living reality.”_

He wanted God, not empire. Got both, after he died.

16/04/2026

SCHOOL OF APPLIED REVIVALS - SOAR

King Asa Revival 2Chro 15:1-19

We left after seeing the start of the Revival.
We have had 4 key observations that led to this Revival so far, namely:

1. Revivals are birthed by the Holy Spirit
2. Revivals are birthed by lessons from past Revivals
3. Revivals are birthed by prepared minds
4. Revivals come when evil altars are removed and God's alter is restored.

Now the intensity;
5. *Revivals are birthed from gathering people*
2chro 15:9, "Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh and someone, for they came to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa."

I pray God will gather people for you and me as we anticipate for His great move.

Let them come even from the hardest areas to change. Ephraim was led by evil kings like Jeroboam but when they saw that God was with Asa, they came and gathered around him.

6. Revival are birthed from giving hearts

Now he has the people, he has the work, the what to do part. And so because he has the "what to do" he also got the how to do. What is that? He got the provision. He got what to use to worship God, to lift Him higher than other God's and idols.

If God gave us the task, we pray He will provide everything needed for Him to be in the work.

"And they offered to the Lord at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the spoil they had brought. (2Chr 15:11)

By now you can conclude; it is a success. It is real. It's gonna work. But also a question comes; what if the people repel and get back to idol worship?

7. Revivals are birthed from covenanting to serve God

2Chr15:12-15 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.

This is not just a recital but a commitment, a surrender, and a decision backed by a vow. Look at verse 14 "Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams horns."

I pray God gives us souls who will choose only one thing to serve the Lord with complete surrender.

Outcomes
God was sought, God was found and the joy erupted. They were joyful and had rest, which is peace.

2Chr 15:15 "And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them. And the Lord gave them rest all around.

REVIEW (Drop a comment)
How does king Asa Revival reciprocate the heart you have for Revival now?

16/04/2026

SCHOOL OF APPLIED REVIVALS - SOAR

King Asa Revival Conti:
2Kings 15:1-19

3. Revivals are birthed by well prepared minds.

We left after seeing the whole sermon the prophet Azariah preached to King Asa and those who were around by giving them an example of a past Revival experience.

In this the prophet Azariah was laying ground, preparing and equipping minds which would pick up the work of Revival.

So, as he winds up his message, he adds a little more encouragement;

Let's read together 2Chronicles 15:7, he says, "But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."

This reminds me of Paul's encouraging words to to the believers in Corinth (1Cor 15:58); "Therefore my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always serving the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain.

This is not only an encouragement to us as ministers and revivalists but a positioning and an alignment to the out come of our labor. You and me have a lot ahead of us for any sacrifice made for the kingdom of God.

4. Revivals are birthed by removing evil alters and building Godly alters

So what came next, courage, what? Many of us haven't picked up on our assignments just because of fear, timidity or complacence. We don't want to stand out, to be counted as different. We need courage, strength to push.

What did he do with the courage? He removed the abominable idols throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin and restored the alter of the Lord. The Revival has begun.

I pray God will bring encouragement to us all to get involved in His work for change, I mean the God change.

I pray we shall get all the courage needed to wake up and say no to what is in our power that goes against God's word and will. Amen

To be continued....

REVIEW (Drop a comment)
How prepared are you to face the evil around you as did king Asa?
I pray you find the courage needed to do it in Jesus name. Amen

16/04/2026

GO TELL THE GIBEONITES.."NOT MY BLOOD".

I honestly do not know how long I will continue to glean from 2 Samuel chapter 21, but as long as I feel lead, I'll keep sharing the things God places in my spirit to share with you.

In 2 Samuel chapter 21, the Bible talks about a very severe famine that hit Israel.
David sought the face of God to know why they were experiencing such famine.

God told him that it was on the account of Saul's wickedness to the Gibeonites.

Saul, in his zeal had killed the Gibeonites and broken a long standing covenant that had existed between the Israelites and the Gibeonites.

As a result of that, the whole of Israel experienced famine for three successive years.

David sent for the remnant of the Gibeonites and asked them what they wanted, so that they could pray for the Israelites for God to heal the land.

The Gibeonites demanded for 7 sons of Saul to be given to them so they could slaughter them as Saul did to their people.

David took 7 descendants of Saul and handed over to the Gibeonites.
In one day, 7 descendants of Saul were killed.

Now here's something I want us to look at.

Mephibosheth was the son of Jonathan, Saul's grandson.
By right, Mephibosheth should have been added to the people who were given to be executed by the Gibeonites.

But look at the reason why he was spared.

Verse 7
"The King spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the covenant before the LORD between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

The Gibeonites had a right to avenge the death of their people.
Their demand was lawful.

Even the Bible says that God visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and their grandchildren.

So by law, by scripture, and by right, the Gibeonites were right.

But what is interesting is that there was a covenant that was also in place.
It was a covenant between David and Jonathan.

It was that covenant that made David to spare Mephibosheth.

The same way the Bible says in Romans chapter 5 verse 19

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous".

Allow me to introduce you to a better covenant.

It is mentioned in Romans chapter 8:2

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

What was happening in 2 Samuel was the working of two laws.

1. The law of sin and death.
2. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.

While the seven sons of Saul had to pay for the sins of their father,

Mephibosheth was reaping the benefits of the righteousness of his father.

We deserve to die for our sins.
We deserve the punishment for all the wrongs we've done.

But Jesus took our place.
He died our death

And cut a covenant before God, with His own blood.

And because we have accepted Him as our Saviour and Lord.
Because He has become our redeemer.

No covenant is strong enough to bring us down.
No power of hell.
No scheme of man
No legal demands
Can cut us off.

Go tell the Gibeonites
Not my blood
Go tell the Gibeonites
Not my flesh.
Go tell the Gibeonites
Not my head.

I don't care what Saul did
I don't care how many people Saul killed
I don't care who dies for Saul's sins.

What I know is that I have a better covenant.
The Law Of sin and death has lost its power over me.

There is another law, a higher one at work in me.
It is the law of the Spirit of life.

I have been translated from the kingdom of darkness
Into the kingdom of His dear son.

Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Go tell the Gibeonites, I can't be condemned on what Christ has already paid for.

Go tell the Gibeonites...
I don't care whose blood is demanding justice.
But scripture says that the Blood of Jesus speaks of better things than the blood of Abel.

Go tell the Gibeonites...
I refuse to pay for the sins of Saul
I have accepted the sacrifice of Christ.

Go tell the Gibeonites....
I need no other arguments
It is enough that Jesus died
And that He died for me.

Go tell the Gibeonites...
I am standing on the Rock.
And that Rock is Christ.

Go tell the Gibeonites....
The name of the LORD is a strong tower.
I have ran into it and I am saved.

Go tell the Gibeonites..
That the handwriting of requirements that was against me and contrary to me has been nailed to His cross.

Go tell the Gibeonites...
My life is hid with Christ in God.

A superior covenant is speaking on my behalf.
I am not my father's sons
I have been bought with a price.
I have been justified.

Go tell the Gibeonites...
I can't carry the blood and suffer.

Go tell the Gibeonites
Let no one trouble me, for I bear on my body, the mark of Christ.

15/04/2026

SCHOOL OF APPLIED REVIVALS - SOAR

King Asa Revival
2Chronicles 15:1-19

1. *Revivals are birthed by the Holy Spirit*
Azariah was a son of a prophet Oded. He may have been a young man. King Asa was also a young man. He wanted to do something to bring Israel back to God and didn't know how to start.

He needed an anointed word from an anointed man. He needed a push, and an approval that God was with him to perform.

Verse 1 says "Now the Spirit came upon Azariah the son of Oded." This was an anointing, a grace, a direction to king Asa.

What was the message of Azariah the young prophet? "The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

King Asa needed encouragement, he needed aprophetic direction.

Sometimes we know what to do for God. We know the assignment. We're sure this is exactly what God wants me to do. But can't do It. Why? It takes a timely anointed word to set the foot on the GO. Let that word come to you NOW!!!

2. *Revivals are birthed by Revivals*

You need to hear or to read about how God worked in that passed Revival as you prepare to take on this coming one.

This is why we're being exposed to these great passed movements of the Holy Spirit;

Azusa street Revival, The Welsh Revival, The East Africa Revival, The Canadian Revival etc etc

Now look at Azariah's continued sermon to Asa and others in 2 Chronicles 15:3-7

""For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without the law, without a teaching priest and without the law; But when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel and sought Him, He was found by them.""

This is not only an encouragement but a testimony, a proof that Revival is possible. He's trying to convince everyone around that our God is always available and can be found. If they found Him, then you too can find Him.

Azariah goes further to elaborate how bad things were before a passed Revival happened in verses 5 and 6

"And in those days there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. So nation was destroyed by nation....

We sometime need to hear how bad it was, how hard things were before in order to comprehend how better things turned when God came in.

To be continued....

REVIEW (Drop a comment)
Which Revival in the Bible or in the recent history helps you get motivated in pursuit to see Revival in and around you?

15/04/2026

This morning during my study, I came across Galatians 5:7 and I must admit, I stayed there for a while.
“You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?”

Apostle Paul is basically saying,
You started strong,you were focused,
you were on the right path,
So what happened?
Who distracted you?
Who interrupted your obedience?

That question is not casual. It is personal.
You were running well.
Focused. Disciplined. Aligned.
Then something happened.

What happened?
You used to tarry in prayers,to read your bible,to be committed,
Who cut in on you?
Who interrupted your obedience?
Who planted doubt where there was once clarity?
Who slowed you down when you were gaining momentum?

Not every voice is sent to guide you.
Some are distractions dressed like concern.
Some come to break your focus.

Here is the truth,
You did not lose your capacity.You lost your focus and you can get back on track.

Return to what God said.Return to what He showed you.Return to your lane.
Stop looking sideways.Stop listening to voices that were never given authority over your life.
Run again.Run with clarity.Run with obedience.Run with fire.

So again i ask,who hindered you?
Is it fear,is it doubt,is it people...just take your time to honestly answer.

Then,was it good enough to stop your dream?
Your commitment
Your assignment
Your marriage
Your studies...
You were doing so well,

WHO HINDERED YOU?

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